Plow.



No. 735,506. 'PATENTBD AUG. 4, 1903.

, J. N. HATGHER.

PLOW.

APPLIouoN FILED ooT.1s. 1902.

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UNITED STATESV Patented August 4, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE. I

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 7 35,505, dated August4, 1903.

Application iiled October 18, 1902. Serial No. 127,800. (No model.) l

,To tu whom, it ntay concern:

Beit known that LJUDsoN NOELL HATCHER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Mokane, in the county ofV Callaway and State ofMissouri, have invented a new and Improved Plow, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in plows, the object being toprovide a plow that may be readily changed to form either a sulky orwalking plow, as may be desired, and, further, to provide, in connectionwith the plow, a soil cutting or turning disk or moldboard so att-ached'that it may be swung to operate on either side of the plow.

I will describe a plow embodying my invention and then point out thenovel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the gures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plow embodying my invention. Fig. V2is a section on the line :ra: of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail section onthe line jij/y of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing theinvention as a walking-plow.

The sulky portion of the plow comprises axle members 1 2, on whichwheels 3 4 are mounted. The axle members 1 and 2 areV adjustablevertically on a frame or yoke 5. As here shown, the said axle membershave upwardly-extended portions 6, which engage against the outer sideof the side members of the frame or yoke 5, and attached to these axlemembers and to the upright portions are loops 7, through which said sidemembers of the frame or yoke pass. From the upward projection of theaxle member 1 a link 8 extends to a connection with a crank 9 on arock-shaft 10, which has bearings in lugs on the frame or yoke 5, andon'the opposite end of this rock-shaft 10 is a crank 11, from which alink 10 extends to a pivotal connection with the upright portion of theaxle 2. These cranks 9 and 11 extend in opposite directions, andtherefore when the rock-shaft 10 is operated one of the wheels will belowered while the other is raised, thusadapting the device to side-hillwork.

As a means for rocking the rock-shaft I 'on this bolt is a set-nut 29.

em ploy a lever 13, which is connected to said rock-shaft and carries adog 14 for engaging with the segmentrack 15. The plow-beam 16 hasswinging connection with a bail 17, and the said bail has pivotalconnection with the side members of the frame or yoke 5. An angle-lever18 has a swinging connection with said bail 17, and from thisangle-lever 18 links 19 extend upward and have pivotal connection withthe rear end of the tongue or pole 20. At the forward end of theanglelever 18 is pivoted a link 21, the said link 21 at its forward endbeing connected to an arm 22,' extended downward from a short shaft 23,and connected to this short shaft 23 is an operating-lever 24, carryinga dog 25 for engaging with a segment-rack 26. The anglelever 18 isprovided with a series of holes, so that the links may be adjustedtherein. It is obvious that by this construction and by operating thelever 24 the plow may be raised or lowered with relation tothe sulky.The forward end of the beam 16 has swinging connection with the pole ortongue 20. As here shown, this connection consists of two members 27 28,the member 27 being connected to the plow-beamand the member 283connected to an eye on the pole or tongue. One of the members,here shownas the member 28, is provided with a longitudinal slot, through which abolt from the member 27 passes, and

By this arrangement the connection may be lengthened or shortened, asdesired, to adjust the plow-beam relatively to the tongue or pole.

The plow-point 30 is supported by a hanger 31, and attached to theplow-beam and extended rearward from the point are two landsides 32 33,the vrear ends of these landsides being connected to the heel 34 of theplowbeam. The lower edges of these landsides are turned outward orflanged, as indicated at 35. Forward of the plow-pointis a rotary colter36. disk having bearings in arms 37, which are mounted to swing on aclip 38, attached to the plow-beam. The swinging movement of the arms 37is limited by means of a pin 39, attached to the clip 38 and extendedinto a slot formed in the socket portion of the arms. Rearward of theplow-point is a cutting-disk or moldboard 40. This cutting-disk or mold-This rotary colter consists of al IOO n an:

board is concave, and it is designed to swing to either side of theplow. As here shown, it is connected to a longitudinally-curved bar 41,the forward end of said bar being mounted to swing on a stud 42, whilethe rear end is mounted to swing on a stud 43. The stud 42 is attachedto and is adjustable vertically on the hanger 3l, while the stud 43 isattached to and is vertically adjustable on the heel portion of theplow-beam.

Attached to the moldboard is a stud or shaft 44, whichis adjustable in aslot 45, formed in the bar 41. This stud turns in said slot, and byproviding the slot the moldboard may be adjusted forward or rearward, asdesired. By the longitudinal curve of the bar 4l the moldboard issupported at an acute angle with relation to the plow-point or to thelandsides, so as to throw the plowed dirt outward.

In Fig. 4 the plow is disconnected from the sulky and handles areapplied.

The moldboard is designed to be adjusted and held for any desired depthof cut. For this purpose I employ a hook 46, attached to the plow-beamand engaging with an eye 47 on the rear end of the bar 4l. This hook, asshown in Fig. 3, consists of sections having screw-thread connections.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination with a plow,.of a rotary moldboardmounted to swing to opposite sides 5 of the plow, substantially asspecitied.

2. The combination with a plow,of a rotary moldboard mounted to swing toopposite sides of the plow and standing at an acute anglo with relationto the plow-point.

3. The combination with a plow, of a concave rotary moldboard, and alongitudinallycurved bar having swinging connection with the plow and towhich the moldboard is adjustably attached.

4. The combination with a plow, of two landsides extended rearward fromthe plowpoint, and a rotating moldboard mounted to swing to oppositesides of the landsides.

5. In a plow, a plow-beam, a plow-point connected to the beam, twolandsides extended rearward from the point, a rotary moldboard mountedto swing to opposite sides of the landsides, a rotary colter forward ofthe point, and swinging arms supporting said colter.

6. The combination with a plow, of a rotary moldboard mounted to swingto opposite sides of the plow, and means for adjusting the depths-cut ofthe moldboard, substantially as specified.

7. The combination with a plow, of a rotary moldboard mounted to swingto'opposite sides of the plow, and a sectional hook for supporting themoldboard,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JUDSON NOELL HATCI-IER.

Witnesses:

J AS. T. FERGUSON, WILLIAM A. MURPHY.

